Is a Dana 60 a Dana 60

Is a Dana 60 in a truck the same that was in a car? I know theres differant
width sizes but is the rest the same? Any prob. to look for when narrowing for a car? Thanks.

 

i used a floater 60 housing under my old 10.5 wagon...once i changed the ends to car style (and if your buying ends and axles you can used what ever end you want....ford 9" / mopar/ olds/ etc ) as long as its a dana 60, it can be made to work ...with the right parts and some cash

 

Are the housings the same?

 

The centers are.

 

Okay, let me see if i have this right, when you look at it the truck looks the same
as the car dana 60? Are you saying i shouldn't use the truck ends? When i buy new
axles, i should buy ford end's instead of the truck ends? I found one out of a truck
i want to use? Sombody set me strait on this please. Thanks.

 

Stay newer than 1970 and older than 1982. Axle spline count and "generic" Dana 60 ring and pinion sets in that timeframe.
The truck housing ends are like an axle housing for a semi tractor. With one exception, a few snuck out under mid 60's Dodge 1/2 ton pickups. They will have the older coarse spline axle gears, so the carrier will need to be changed.

 

Well , i was going to use the housing and go with the moser axle, spool, and bearing
package, then i noticed they have there ends for 90. But they want 1800. for a bare
housing, ouch! Just thought i could us this truck housing i found, dont know what
year it is, should i just stay away from it?

 

You can always run 15" eight bolt wheels on the truck rear end.

 

The early ones have weaker 17 spline axles

 

I think you need to do more research on what these other people are saying about axle ends, axle shafts, semi floater versus full floater, and how you'd address the brakes for each option. You really don't seem to understand the answers you've already been given.

Dana 60s with car ends are not cheap, and whether or not you should stay away from that one depends on your budget and how you plan to use it. Truthfully you're not providing enough info to get an educated answer out of us.

good luck

 

This will be just for drag racing. I understand the ends, what i was wanting
to know if i take this housing, and empty it, use new parts from moser.
If i was to lay it side by side with a car dana would they be the same
and would i be able to load it after shortning it with new insides a spool
and new axles, will it work the same as the car dana. I was just informed
its a 3/4 ton early 70's. Thanks, i'm trying to learn from ya.

 

What about dana 60s out of ford broncos? they have 5 bolt lug. are the the floating axles?

jd

i have a 57-64 olds/pont rear end thats set up for racing. Pm me if you are interested.

 

Early Bronco's had Ford 9" rear ends, not Dana 60's.

 

Okay, i just got off the phone with moser, they said the only differance would be ends
and tube size. Generally the truck has bigger tubes so better. They said internals were
the same and they had the kits for it, thanks everyone for the help.

 

the center sections are the same except there are no threaded bolt holes on most truck rears to bolt on the pinion snubber. i looked at 4 of them that i have and they were all tapped and came out of cars. mike

 

could be a possible gold mine ...car dana housings bring good coin to the mopar number matching crowd.....

 

what about the mid 60s GMCs with 6 lug non-floater dana 60s? (I have two of these rearends). Maybe there were two exceptions...or more.....

 

Dana 44s, at least all of them I have seen. Maybe an exception to my general rule.

 

What he is saying is that you can use 9" Ford housing ends or 83/4 MOPAR ends or just about whatever housing ends you want. That the axle folks will be able to fix you up. They are a popular center section with lots of options.

Obviously the housings or housing ends are different but the truck dana for all intents and purposes is the same.

 

why not just run a 9"? dana rears are plenty expensive and unless you have the knowledge to set them up yourself get ready to bend over.

 

If you don't have a good shop to do the work look on http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/ to find a good 4x4 shop and you shoulnt get bent over. I have absolute offroad in phoenix do all my gear work. Good price and he stands behind his work.

 

No, they say right on them 60-3 and they're a lot bigger than the 44. Definitely an exception.

 

Axle tubes on truck dana 60s are 3.25" diameter with a heavier tube wall thickness. I made a diff for a race car out of a truck dana but I used aftermarket axles, welded new ends on, spool, gears, etc. Thicker axle tube made for more work enlarging susp. mounting h"ware from 3 to 3.25.

 

The Dana 60 car and 3/4 ton center section is the same. The 3/4 ton rear has a thicker tube wall but other than that it is the same. I used a 77 Ford 3/4 ton rear and cut off the spindle ends and replaced them with ends from a Dodge 8 3/4 housing. The axles on a Dana 60 and 8 3/4 use the same axle bearing. Added some after market axles and had a Dana 60 for under $500.00 Moser BPHP1 Dana 60 axle cost $1,185.00 plus shipping.

Oh and if you build your own like I did , spring for the one piece axle bearings, them stock three piece are a pain in the ass and they leak oil.

 

there are some dana 60s that are semi float c-clip and 8 lug- 80s ford vans.there where some put under IH travel alls that where 5 lug,ive had 4 of these. look out for the dana61 .it looks just like the 60 but the insides are a little different.you can cross breed them....theres also the 60HD it has more webbing and some have a larger tube size..... im building a 60 now for 70 cuda, it housing came out of a old 1 ton ford truck...when its under the car you will bearly able to tell what it is....

 

Man thats what i wanted to here and thats what i'll do. Thanks everyone
for the info, thats why i love this place and everybody in it.

 

I have an original dana 60 from a 69 ford 1/2 ton pickup. It has the same axle ends as a car. Same width as a 63 Galaxie 9" only real difference is the larger bolt pattern. Could be redrilled. And the spring pads would need to be rewelded to the underside of axle tubes. It has 4:10 gears with a detroit locker. Find it in the classifieds ..

 

Do you know if all the 3/4 ton truck tubes are bigger than 3 inch? I was wondering if maybe it was just the 1 ton & up truck rears. Also, a lot of the small mason dump style trucks already have 4:10 or 4:56 gears in em' but then you're probably into the 3 1/4 inch tubes for sure.
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Larger diameter axels and bigger bolt pattern, If you were going to fry tires with the thing id say get the truck dana 60 and drill and re patter the hubs for a car pattern. I would also thing gearing would be lower to in the trucks

 

This truck rear has 3" tubes and car type axles?